This nation continues to attack country's Christian heritage

I have been following two court cases with great interest. The first one claims that a large portrait of Jesus Christ that hangs above the entrance of Jackson Middle School in Jackson, Ohio, is unconstitutional. According to Superintendent Phil Howard, it was chosen by students in 1947 to represent an important person to include on their wall of remembrance. The ACLU of Ohio and the Wisconsin-based Freedom From Religion Foundation have decided it is time to chip away another reminder of America's Christian heritage.

The second case involves an Oregon bakery, where owner Aaron Klein politely refused to make a same-sex wedding cake because it was against his beliefs. Instead of being tolerant of Mr. Klein's beliefs and going to another bakery that would not have objected, the patron chose to sue Mr. Klein.

America is rapidly becoming a nation hostile to Christianity, to the God of the Bible. We defy the authority of the Ten Commandments over our lives. We are increasingly accepting of abortion, gay marriage, naturalistic evolution, pornography, depravity and violence in "entertainment" - all things that are abhorrent to the Lord.

As Christ-followers, we are called to share the gospel with love, to speak with boldness, to be Christ's ambassadors among those with whom we come into contact and to contend for the faith.

I am reminded of the biblical story of Esther who needed to stand up for her people. She was afraid to speak out to the king for fear that she would die. But her cousin reminded her that if she remained silent, deliverance would come from another place and she would certainly die anyway, and lose God's blessing. She decided to stand and said, "If I perish, I perish."